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Re: PW0T PSK
Dick Thompson <wb0dul@...>
Good advice, Duncan. I worked the PW0T operation on 20m
SSB and they were operating split. But it was amazing that stations were
calling on their operating frequency when they were saying "PW0T, up".
This was in plain English. You can imagine what was happening when they
were on CW. I swear, on CW, most of the stations calling them were
incapable of copying CW and had a heard time understanding the word "up".
I, and I am sure others, appreciate your comments.
73,
Dick
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Re: PW0T PSK
Sean \(G4UCJ\) <g4ucj.shack@...>
Hi Duncan et al, yep it's the same wherever and whatever mode! Being mainly
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(dare I say this on here?) a CW op, I find exactly the same thing-the really confusing one is when the DX listens DOWN (that is a concept a lot of DXers haven't grasped!). Perhaps now would be a good time to remind PSK op's just how to operate split frequency as it seems to confuse a lot of stations-the programs don't seem to be very intuitive in that respect (well not when you migrate from CW!). I would appreciate a refresher so that I don't join the lid brigade and get chased by the "band police". 73 Sean Gilbert, G4UCJ County Morse Examiner Email: g4ucj.shack@ntlworld.com AX25: g4ucj@gb7imk.#43.gbr.eu TCP/IP: 44.131.160.74
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From: "Duncan" <zl3jt@zfree.co.nz> To: <070@yahoogroups.com> Cc: "Rod" <wc7n@gb.wave.net> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 12:03 PM Subject: [070] PW0T PSK de Jungle Telegraphmade 57 psk QSOs. They will probably not use this mode again, because the 'operators'will not obey the Trindade and work the split frequency.he called further up the frequency. The QSO 'rate' was so poor, because of this,that many will now miss out.called ME! Dammit! Please PSKers learn to operate correctly Please! Prettyplease! The secret to 'DXing' is to listen (watch your screen), and listen, (watchyour screen) and keep doing that until you KNOW what is going on! Then pick a clearfrequency and use Your call sign, not the DX callsign.... They actually know theirown callsign....When you call use your own call no more than 3 times and then put KN KN...Thismeans you are inviting only the DX station to call you, if he sees your trace in theclear. PW0T only requires an RST from you, and your correct callsign...and thatis ALL! They do NOT need to know that you have a 16 bit sound card, or yourname/QTH! 73s de <callsign> K " on the second one...in the listening frequency, that is where the others are all calling, switch tosplit VFO and TX above the object station, or below as the case may be...You willknow that when you watch the DX station's instructions!
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Re: PW0T PSK
Zoltan Bordas <borzol@...>
I have found too that when I called KG4 today in 15M psk, several stationscalled ME! Dammit! Please PSKers learn to operate correctly Please! Prettyplease! Yes, funny (but sad too) I was also called instead of the KG4... And regarding split in PSK mode very, very few people wants to use it (perhaps they don't know this technique???) I also ask to pay attention to that UP... 73 de Zoli / YO5CRQ
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PW0T PSK
Duncan <zl3jt@...>
de Jungle Telegraph
It is very disappointing to read on the Trindade website that they only made 57 psk QSOs. They will probably not use this mode again, because the 'operators' will not obey the Trindade and work the split frequency. People were inanely calling on top of the PW0T trace, so nobody knew who he called further up the frequency. The QSO 'rate' was so poor, because of this, that many will now miss out. I have found too that when I called KG4 today in 15M psk, several stations called ME! Dammit! Please PSKers learn to operate correctly Please! Pretty please! The secret to 'DXing' is to listen (watch your screen), and listen, (watch your screen) and keep doing that until you KNOW what is going on! Then pick a clear frequency and use Your call sign, not the DX callsign.... They actually know their own callsign....When you call use your own call no more than 3 times and then put KN KN...This means you are inviting only the DX station to call you, if he sees your trace in the clear. PW0T only requires an RST from you, and your correct callsign...and that is ALL! They do NOT need to know that you have a 16 bit sound card, or your name/QTH! Set two macros with your call on one, and a reply, "QSL ur also 599 Tnx 73s de <callsign> K " on the second one... If you haven't got a PSK program with dual channels, then set your 2nd VFO in the listening frequency, that is where the others are all calling, switch to split VFO and TX above the object station, or below as the case may be...You will know that when you watch the DX station's instructions! de ZL3JT (Pacific Pilot- Oceania for PW0T) __________________________________________________ Advertise with ZFREE - to find out more click below http://www.zfree.co.nz/about-us/advert.html
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PSK Split
I guess I'll throw my 2 cents in having worked KG4DX
and KG4PK on 10, 15 and 20 in 3 hours. Running "split" with Hamscope and the spectrum display is a piece of cake. I normally run dual receive and watch QSO's so I know when to jump in. In fact the biggest (and it isn't very big) problem with Hamscope is to watch which window is active (i.e. which you will transmit in). More than once I'll start a macro in the wrong window. OBTW 070 contests are the best way to sharpen these skills. I just had to say it. How can we get VU's on PSK on 20m. It's 01:30z and I just heard VU2WAP on SSB with my attic dipole (first VU at this location). Would sure like to work one on PSK. Pardon the wishful musings. 73 Dave WB5NHL
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YO Award
Bills4570@...
YOooooooHoooo,
That looks like fun! Got one in the log. Four more in Y2K'02 will be a real challenge. The beam heading is 210 for you Romanians. I'll be listening. 73 Bill KG6EXF
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Re: YO-Romania
Charlie Trice, K8IJ <k8ij@...>
I'm 20% there!
Chas, K8IJ
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PW0T on 15 m PSK31
Costas Krallis SV1XV <sv1xv@...>
PW0T now active on 21071.2 kHz
24 Feb 2002 1930 UTC +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Costas Krallis SV1XV * LOC KM18UA | | P.O.Box 3066 * E-Mail: sv1xv@eexi.gr | | GR-10210 Athens * PGP key: 0x3BDBBC34 | | GREECE * http://www.qsl.net/sv1xv/ | +------------------------------------------------------------+
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Re: YO-Romania
DL2AYL@...
I like that one, will work on that !
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From: <N3DQU@aol.com> To: <070@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 8:00 PM Subject: [070] YO-Romania New endorsement up on the 070 website for working YO prefixes...Checkit out! 73 de Jay N3DQU.
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YO-Romania
N3DQU@...
New endorsement up on the 070 website for working YO prefixes...Check it
out! 73 de Jay N3DQU.
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PDX Award
Ernest Mills <emills@...>
Congratulations to Rich, VE3IAY
(070 # 175) who successfully claims the PODXS-DPX MIXED award with
endorsement for 500 confirmed QSO's, and for 450 QSO's confirmed in the
dedicated Rtty Award :)
Excellent and again
congratulations. 73 Ernie
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Re: 21071.2 intruder
DL2AYL@...
It is here too, but very weak, just a trace.
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Erika/DL2AYL
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From: "Costas Krallis SV1XV" <sv1xv@eexi.gr> To: <070@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 8:41 AM Subject: [070] 21071.2 intruder
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21071.2 intruder
Costas Krallis SV1XV <sv1xv@...>
Has anyone noticed the "VVV" beacon transmission
in CW mode near 21071 kHz? It started again today 23 February 2002 at 0630 UTC a few Hz below VK5XE pile-up. Costas SV1XV +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Costas Krallis SV1XV * LOC KM18UA | | P.O.Box 3066 * E-Mail: sv1xv@eexi.gr | | GR-10210 Athens * PGP key: 0x3BDBBC34 | | GREECE * http://www.qsl.net/sv1xv/ | +------------------------------------------------------------+
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Re: 070 Club forum at Dayton
Dick Thompson <wb0dul@...>
Nice to know that there will be an 070 forum at Dayton,
Jay. Since you've never been there, I offer the following advice:
Bring Money and a good pair of comfortable walking shoes.
See you there. Our plans aren't firmed up yet, but I'm
80% sure we'll be going to Dayton this year. Last time I was there was in
'95.
See you there.
Dick - 070 #180
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070 Club forum at Dayton
N3DQU@...
Well, it's official! The 070 Club will be hosting a forum this year at
Dayton. We have a spot reserved for Sunday, 11:00 to noon in Room 2. Stop by to sign the logbook, have an eyeball, maybe get an Attaboy too! I will be there for sure and Erika DL2AYL sez her bags are packed and waiting by the door! Would you believe that in 25 years of hammin', I have yet to make it to Dayton, so believe me when I tell you I am really looking forward to May and hopefully meeting some of you guys and gals in person! For more info on the Hamvention, check out their website at < http://www.hamvention.org/ > ...73 de Jay N3DQU.
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Re: Gitmo
Ross <rrslater@...>
I did not get to work him on 17 but did manage to get him on 20.
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From: "hamopcq" <HAMOPCQ@AOL.COM> To: <070@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 5:21 PM Subject: [070] Re: Gitmo Hi All,
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Poll results for 070
070@...
The following 070 poll is now closed. Here are the
final results: POLL QUESTION: How much power did you generally use to make contacts during the PSKFEST on 19 Jan 2002? CHOICES AND RESULTS - 1 to 5 Watts max (or Less), 4 votes, 21.05% - 6 to 20 watts max, 0 votes, 0.00% - 21 to 30 watts max, 5 votes, 26.32% - 31 to 40 watts max, 6 votes, 31.58% - 41 to 50 watts max, 4 votes, 21.05% - 51 to 60 watts max, 0 votes, 0.00% - 61 to 70 watts max, 0 votes, 0.00% - 71 to 80 watts max, 0 votes, 0.00% - 81 to 90 watts max, 0 votes, 0.00% - 91 to 100 watts max, 0 votes, 0.00% For more information about this group, please visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/070 For help with Yahoo! Groups, please visit http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/
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Jim's GAZETTE #116
N3DQU@...
Jim's GAZETTE
Newsletter #116 20 February 2002 Please feel free to forward this newsletter to any and all interested parties, or to reproduce it in any other publication. All we ask is that you give credit where it is due. SHORT NOTES: The WPX contest drew a crowd. The highest score I've seen came from 3Z0WPX. This special callsign was based in Poland. Four operators in a multi/2 transmitter setup (Chris SP7GI provided the antenna farm and rigs), made over 2500 Q's and 4.7 million points. That's a genuine WOW! It doesn't look like that short CW Sprint hurt this bunch of guys! 3Z's result lends credence to AA5AU's claim as to the total number of RTTY operators around the world. Don made 11,660 Q's in 2001 with 3306 unique call signs. That's a bit high because it counts KI6DY and KI6DY/0 as two stations. 1312 of these were US/VE, 1984 were DX. Interesting numbers! Troy W4AJJ took me to task about Pactor. Hi! He asked me to tune to 7080 daily at 3-5 PM where I'd find half a dozen Pactor stations hang out for QSO's in both I and II. (See more about Pactor below). Bryan G3GOT thinks PSK is the 'second childhood' mode (as opposed to Kindergarten!). 'PSK creates a great feeling of nostalgia among those of us who are old enough to have been there before,' says he. And, adds, 'It's good to know there are still people in ham radio who can type more than 599 TU 73.' Bryan is just one of many old-timers who returned to their rigs after long absence because of PSK's basic appeal. I saw this on the screen moments ago, ' . . . PSK created a real revival in my ham radio interest level.' Don't miss this historic event! Bill NA2M reminds us of a happening the likes of which has not taken place for 1001 years. At 8:02PM EST on 20 February, the time/date will be in perfect harmony-20:02 20/02 2002. Don't wait up for the next one (1001 years down the road)! Here's a good propagation education site. K9LA, who does the ARRL propagation bulletin has a website at www.arrl.org/tis/info/k9la-prop.html. KG4DX (Guantanamo) will be active 22-27 February. Op will be Bill W4WX. HR3 (Honduras) will be very busy 16 February-3 March. KB0CY, KB9DPF and W3QA will be on as time allows while involved in a medical mission. PSK, CW and SSB 40-10 meters. QSL home callsigns. The 21st Annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference will be 13-15 September in Denver. Papers must be submitted by 5 August. Details at www.tapr.org/dcc. I don't understand why the VP8 group risked their lives to go to S. Sandwich and S. Georgia, but despite all that nature could throw up against them, they made 70,428 QSO's in about eleven days on air activity. There has been a mass of comment about two dimensions of the contest logging problem. The first problem is not new. Fact: too few of the participants in a contest file a log. All the heavy-hitters do, of course, but to the casual contester, there is little if any incentive to file. Unlike one's income tax return, there is neither penalty nor reward attached to the filing process. Most simply pass it by. Thus the inventory of check-logs is small and insufficient to the task. Phil GU0SUP points out that in ANARTS only three G-stations submitted logs, a tiny fraction of those who played in the contest. It's an uphill battle, for two reasons. First, the same small group of super-stars wins most of the prizes, over and over again. They love it and deserve it, but their dominance demotes most of the entrants from the 'I want to win' category to the 'I just want to play' group. So they have a little fun and go on about their lives. The second reason is equally serious. John VK4CE writes, 'It's no wonder that submission rates are down. I've had my WPX 2002 log returned by the robot two times, so far. The frustration of having to do this over and over will lead me to join the ranks of those who do not bother.' Ah, the price of progress. John suggests that the robots get thrown overboard! Shelby K4WW chimes in with a comment about the famed robot, suggesting that 'it' doesn't know what 'it' means. HI Sadly, a string of Emails will solve that problem NOT! As they say, 'back to the drawing board!' Peter G3PLX strikes again! His habit of reprocessing old ideas and technology and dressing them in new clothing led to very significant progress in our digital arena. AMTOR was one example, PSK31, the latest and perhaps the most significant. Now he enters a brand new field and, though it relates directly to a current digital development, it has broad application to the entire amateur spectrum. I found out something of this quite accidentally. First, Fred OH/DK4ZC Emailed some comments about Pactor II and the rumored III. Pactor and its use is a controversial issue in DL, to say the least. In any event, the next thing I knew he forwarded a copy of a memo between G3PLX and Les VK2DSG. Les had recorded the sounds of Pactor III on 20 meters and sent them to Peter, who by coincidence had been watching the same 2.4 kHz-wide signal pattern on 80 meters. Interesting. As soon as I had read the note, I contacted Peter for permission to reprint his remarks. He responded generously and added additional commentary. He argues, simply and logically, that we have erred in allocating frequencies by mode name. This method has been overtaken by technology and its various applications. Here, then, is Peter's Law of Allocation. BROADER BANDWIDTH CAUSES MORE QRM THAN IT SUFFERS-thus, any band plan should put modes of similar bandwidth in the same space. This is THE NATURAL LAW of allocation. This would place Pactor III, along with SSTV, in the SSB portion of any band. Any new mode, and there will no doubt be several, would go above, below or within the existing digital allocation depending entirely upon the width of the signal. Don't miss reading the entire article. Find it at www.n2hos.com/digital/peter.html. Your comments are welcome and will be added to the string. Oh, it's nice to be back on the air. The new rig finally made it from Ten-Tec and I wasted no time in hooking up the Jupiter. It's merely a Pegasus with a traditional front-end. I found the knobs and dials so forbidding that I immediately exercised the option to put all the controls on my laptop computer. Hi! Back when I first received the Pegasus, I was really confused by the thought that I would not touch the transceiver except to turn it on or off. Now, habit hath reversed itself-and I'll never use the front-end hardware again. Mario IZ1AVA was the first contact. Then, old faithful 4X6UO was on 20 meters to welcome me back. Arie, regardless of conditions, booms into this area most evenings at about 00:30 GMT onwards. Within two days I had worked three new countries, so now I'm up in the stratosphere with 103 in PSK mode. I might even catch up with my RTTY count some day. Whenever it happens, I will have enjoyed the chase! Note: This letter is a bit early because of travel requirements. 73 de Jim N2HOS jem@n2hos.com http://www.n2hos.com/digital
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Re: Gitmo
hamopcq
Hi All,
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I was able to work Chuck on 17mtrs. BTW, the QSL route is N8CH. Regards, Lenny K2LAM
--- In 070@y..., "Stephen J. Melachrinos" <w3hf@a...> wrote:
KG4NW is lonely on 17m now, calling CQ. Counts not only as a
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cw (wot, not psk?)!
Sean \(G4UCJ\) <g4ucj.shack@...>
Hi all, sorry to steer off course but I have a
question regarding MixW and the algorithms used to decode CW. I had no response
from the MixW reflector so I thought I'd give this one a try! Has anyone noticed
any difference between the two algorithms used to decode CW? if so is one better
than the other (or better under certain conditions)? It seems to do a fair job
of decoding, providing the signal is pretty clear of noise-of course the human
ear is always going to be superior but the decoding is useful for dupe checking
in a contest (no need to type the call in!). It's great for the other modes and
especially psk. Wonder if anyone uses MixW for CW and what their thoughts
are.
73 Sean Gilbert, G4UCJ Member: IPRE,RSGB, FISTS, GWQRP, PODXS 070's County Morse Examiner Email: g4ucj.shack@... AX25: g4ucj@gb7imk.#43.gbr.eu TCP/IP: 44.131.160.74
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